Tai Chi – Moving for Better Balance
11am – Noon / Silver City Recreation Center – 1016 N Silver Street / Based on traditional Tai Chi, this program works for all people including those with diminished balance or strength issues / First class free / Liz 313.6883 or emikols@Q.com (emikols null@null Q NULL.com)

Grant County Community Health Council
3pm – 5pm / Grant County Admin Bldg – 1400 Hwy 180 East / Formalizing the Grant County Health and Wellness Priorities for the next four years / Presentation from Brian Cunningham, GRMC Interim CEO / 388.1198

HIV/AIDS Support Group5:30pm – 7pm / LGBT Grant County Center – 301 West College Avenue – Suite 5 / A support group for those living with HIV/AIDS, their families and friends / Meets each Monday / 519.5562 – ted@lgbtgrantcounty.com (ted null@null lgbtgrantcounty NULL.com)

Open Mic Night7pm / Buckhorn Saloon – Pinos Altos / Free

Tuesday 17 September 2013

Chess Club
4pm / Silver City Public Library / Chess players of all ages and skills are welcome to join in chess games

WILL Lunch & Learn
Noon / WNMU Global Resource Center – 12th & Kentucky / The lecture series begins with The US Forest in these parts / An insightful look at the Gila National Forest by Kelly Russell, Forest Supervisor and Jeff Boyd, inveterate hiker who came to Silver City to be near the Gila Wilderness areas / 538.6835 – will-learning.com (http://will-learning NULL.com) – info@will-learning.com

Trivia at Bear Mountain Lodge
7:30 / Bear Mountain Lodge / Weekly on Wednesdays with quizmaster Josh White – formerly of the late, lamented trivia game at the late, lamented Isaac’s / Food and drink available / No Cover charge / Prizes of gift certificates for $20 and $30 / Bring yourself or a team of six people, max / 538.2538

Thursday 19 September 2013

Gila Conservation Coalition 9th Annual Gila River FestivalSeptember 19-22 / The Gila River is in Our Hands! / The festival will examine the impacts of climate change on the Gila River and the Gila region and how we can meet our future water needs and ensure that a free-flowing Gila River, one of the last in the Southwest, continues to exist for future generations / Field trips, panels, workshops, registration and more at gilaconservation.org (http://gilaconservation NULL.org/wp/?page_id=1149) – 538.8078

Newcomers Club of Grant County Meeting
11am / Silver City Women’s Club – Yucca & Silver Heights Boulevard /The Newcomers Club of Grant County is seeking the participation of new arrivals to our area, as well as those who are long-standing members of our community / Speakers will discuss various topics during luncheons, held the 3rd Thursday of each month, and will include drawings for GCCC concert tickets / Learn more and meet new friends / Lunch available / Linda Sylvester 480.518.5839 / lindasylvester@msn.com (lindasylvester null@null msn NULL.com)

Gila River Festival – Local Climate Adaptation and Action
2:15pm – 3:15pm / WNMU Global Resource Center – 12th & Kentucky / A panel discussion with Emma Bailey, Alicia Edwards, Kelley Russell, and Nick Sussillo on what can – and is – being done to understand and plan for the realities of current and continuing Climate Change / Free

Gila River Festival Keynote Speaker – Ken Brower
7pm – 9pm – doors at 6:30pm / WNMU Global Resource Center – 12th & Kentucky / Kenneth Brower, son of the pioneering environmentalist David Brower – who headed the Sierra Club for 20 years – delivers the keynote address – Help Water Win – in multiple voices to take action to save the Gila River in the face of political and ecological threats / Fee – Students Free – tix at the door

Friday 20 September 2013

Gila Conservation Coalition 9th Annual Gila River FestivalSeptember 19-22 / The Gila River is in Our Hands! / The festival will examine the impacts of climate change on the Gila River and the Gila region and how we can meet our future water needs and ensure that a free-flowing Gila River, one of the last in the Southwest, continues to exist for future generations / Field trips, panels, workshops, registration and more at gilaconservation.org (http://gilaconservation NULL.org/wp/?page_id=1149) – 538.8078

Gila EDA Roundtable
8:30am / Grant County Business and Conference Center / Ft Bayard Room / Presentations by Mary Stoecker on the SWNM Energy and Green Jobs Taskforce and the featured business Chelsea Hotchkiss of Insurance First

Gila River Festival – The Endangered Species Act: A Success Story
1pm – 2pm / WNMU Global Resource Center – 12th & Kentucky / Panel discussion with Jack L. Carter, David Propst and Cyndi Tuell / Moderated by Stephanie Smith / Now 40 years old, the ESA’s success is based in its grounding in the “best available scientific and commercial information.” It has halted the downward spiral of many plants and animals and brought dozens of species back from the brink of extinction but a backlog of candidate species await official listing as threatened or endangered / Panelists will talk about the effectiveness of ESA, and the natural and human-caused challenges confronting New Mexico’s native flora and fauna / Free

Gila River Festival – New Mexico, Ancient Waters: NM Rivers Film Fest
6:30-9:30pm / WNMU Global Resource Center – 12th & Kentucky / Premier of the films Free Flow: Saving the Gila River in New Mexico and The Gila River is in Our Hands / tix at the door

Gila Conservation Coalition 9th Annual Gila River FestivalSeptember 19-22 / The Gila River is in Our Hands! / The festival will examine the impacts of climate change on the Gila River and the Gila region and how we can meet our future water needs and ensure that a free-flowing Gila River, one of the last in the Southwest, continues to exist for future generations / Field trips, panels, workshops, registration and more at gilaconservation.org (http://gilaconservation NULL.org/wp/?page_id=1149) – 538.8078

Garden Design Workshop
10am – 2pm / Silver City location and details at 534.0123 / Workshop covers infrastructure and how to place elements like patios, walkways, trees, gardens so that all elements work harmoniously and efficiently in relation to each other and to the sun, wind, water and animals – wild and domestic / fee / homeandgardeninspiration.net (http://homeandgardeninspiration NULL.net)

Space Magnets
10am – 2pm / Red Hot Childre n’s Fiesta / WNMU Old James Stadium / Out of this world fun making magnets with the Silver City Museum

Gila River Festival Monsoon Puppet Making & Parade
10am / WNMU Old James Stadium / Puppet-making station at the Red Hot Children’s Fiesta from 10am – 2pm / Parade leaves at 2pm / Route from the stadium – down College Avenue, Bullard Street & up to Broadway ending at the Silver City Museum / Giant Puppet Play at the Museum’s courtyard around 3pm / Gila Conservation Education Center will host family-friendly activities, for children of all ages in the Museum’s courtyard at 3:30pm / Free

Storytime
10:30am / Silver City Public Library / All ages are welcome to join the fun of reading, music and movement

CLAYplay Artist’s Reception
2:30pm / Bayard Public Library – 1120 Central Avenue / CLAYplay artist’s reception and exhibit / Children who participated in the CLAYplay art series may pick up their artwork at the end of the reception / 537.6244

Gila River Festival
Gala for the Gila and Silent Auction Fundraising Party and Dance
7pm – 10pm / Javalina Coffeehouse – 201 N Bullard Street / Must be 21 or older / Silent Auction closes at 8:30pm – winners will be announced at 9pm / Little Toad Brewery and Distillery provides libations / Live music by The Roadrunners / tix at door

Gila Conservation Coalition 9th Annual Gila River FestivalSeptember 19-22 / The Gila River is in Our Hands! / The festival will examine the impacts of climate change on the Gila River and the Gila region and how we can meet our future water needs and ensure that a free-flowing Gila River, one of the last in the Southwest, continues to exist for future generations / Field trips, panels, workshops, registration and more at gilaconservation.org (http://gilaconservation NULL.org/wp/?page_id=1149) – 538.8078

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